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The impacts of agriculture in Switzerland are not only economic. The agricultural sector uses around half of the surface area of the country and contributes in the shaping the Swiss landscape. Swiss farmers also produce more than half of the food consumed in Switzerland, thereby helping to safeguard national food security and culinary traditions.
The Swiss economy follows the typical developed country model with respect to the economic sectors. Only a small minority of the workers are involved in the primary or agricultural sector (1.3% of the population, in 2006) while a larger minority is involved in the secondary or manufacturing sector (27.7% in 2012).
Initial discussions about a free trade agreement between Switzerland and the United States have been ongoing since the early 2000s. [1] [2] The closest the two countries have become to formally beginning such negotiations was in 2006, though these attempts were suspended, mainly because of the resistance from the Swiss agricultural sector. [3]
There was improvement in the agriculture sector and tourism, especially from England, began to rise. The industrial sector of Switzerland was the sector that increased the most during this time. Due to England enduring a blockade in the textile industry, Switzerland was pushed to modernize textile production and start mechanical spinning.
Agroscope researches the entire value chain of the agriculture and the food sector. Its goals are a competitive and multifunctional agricultural sector, high-quality food for a healthy diet, and an intact environment. In pursuing these aims, the research institute gears itself to the needs of its service recipients.
The Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) [a] is Switzerland's competence centre for agricultural issues, responsible for agricultural policy and for direct payments to Swiss farmers. [1] It is also responsible for Agroscope , the Swiss Confederation's center of excellence for agricultural research .
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Other expenditure includes 13.9% for the transport sector, 10.2% for education and research, 7.4% for national defence, 6.2% for agriculture and alimentation, and 4.4% for foreign relations. Looking at past budgets, the expenditures of the Swiss Confederation have been growing from 7% of GDP in 1960 to 9.7% in 1990 and to 10.7% in 2010.